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The shape of broad-line profiles in AGN
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We present a study of the broad optical/UV emission line profiles in AGN (active galactic nuclei) to get information on the dominant velocity components (turbulence, rotation, etc.) in the central broad-line region (BLR). We introduce line broadening simulations of emission line profiles and compare these results with the largest homogeneous data set of reverberation-mapped AGN. The underlying broad-line profiles in AGN are Lorentzian profiles caused by turbulence in the line emitting region. The turbulent velocities are different for the different line emitting regions of Ha, Hg, Lya, CIII] 1909, He II 1640, and Si IV 1400. The turbulent velocities go from 400 km/s for Hb up to 3,800 km/s for Lya+Nv 1240. The dominating broadening mechanism of these profiles is broadening due to rotation. The rotation velocities causing the line profile broadening go from 500 km/s up to 6,500 km/s. Here we present interrelations between observed emission line widths (FWHM) and their related rotational velocities to correct for the contribution of the turbulence to the broad-line profiles.
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